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DeSantis Has Officers Question People Who Signed Petitions

The signatures already have been verified and the abortion rights measure put on the ballot

(Newser) - Gov. Ron DeSantis' administration is sending law enforcement officers to homes to question Floridians who signed petitions to place an abortion amendment on the November ballot. The questioning appears to be part of an effort to inspect thousands of petitions concerning a measure to overturn the state's six-week abortion...

She's Within Striking Distance of Rick Scott's Senate Seat

1 point separates Democrat Debbie Mucarsel-Powell from Florida incumbent in new poll

(Newser) - Rick Scott hasn't seemed particularly worried, at least not publicly, about the Democratic challenger for his US Senate seat out of Florida. But a new poll shows Debbie Mucarsel-Powell—an Ecuadorian who came to the US as a teen and was the first South American immigrant elected to Congress—...

Tim Walz's Mom Has Advice for Politically Divided Families

She's staying out of family drama between her 2 sons

(Newser) - Darlene Walz is a lifelong Democrat who has long supported son Tim Walz's campaigns—but when it comes to her children, she's not taking sides. In recent posts on Facebook, Jeff Walz, a registered Republican who lives in Florida, said he hadn't spoken to his younger brother...

Alexa Has 'Drastically Different' Answers on Trump, Harris

Amazon says it has fixed glitch that made virtual assistant appear to favor VP over former president

(Newser) - A couple of simple questions to Alexa about the upcoming US election have sent users into a tizzy, with conservative critics railing against what Amazon now says was a tech glitch that seemed to favor Vice President Kamala Harris over former President Trump.
  • Question commotion: Per the Telegraph , the hubbub
...

Harris Raised More Than $10M a Day in August

Campaign says it was best-ever month for grassroots fundraising in a presidential election

(Newser) - Donald Trump's $130 million fundraising haul in August was described as "whopping" , but Vice President Kamala Harris almost tripled it, according to figures her campaign released Friday. The campaign said it raised $361 million last month, bringing the total to more than $615 million since President Biden bowed...

Trump Not Sure Whether Debate on ABC Will Be Fair

He suggests, to Sean Hannity, that ABC will give advantage to Kamala Harris

(Newser) - Sean Hannity interviewed Donald Trump at a town hall event hosted by Fox News in Pennsylvania Wednesday night, and one of the most headline-grabbing things the former president said had to do with next week's debate , which will also be held in Philadelphia and hosted by ABC News. Referring...

Trump Campaign Raised 'Whopping' Amount in August

But it's still being outpaced by the Harris campaign

(Newser) - The Trump campaign raised $130 million in August, but it's still being outpaced by the Harris campaign. Though the Harris campaign hasn't released official August fundraising numbers yet, a memo over the weekend from the campaign chair noted Kamala Harris had raised $540 million since entering the presidential...

Liz Cheney Endorses Harris
Cheney Makes Endorsement
Sep 4, 2024 7:15 PM CDT

Cheney Makes Endorsement

Former Republican House member tells audience she's voting for Harris

(Newser) - Liz Cheney, a GOP congressional leader before being ostracized by the Republican Party over her opposition to its current nominee, announced Wednesday that she's endorsing the Democratic candidate for president. "Because of the danger that Donald Trump poses, not only am I not voting for Donald Trump, but...

James Carville Has 3 Suggestions for Harris
James Carville Has
3 Suggestions
for Harris
OPINION
Sep 3, 2024 6:42 AM CDT

James Carville Has 3 Suggestions for Harris

They include goading Trump and breaking with Biden, he writes in a New York Times essay

(Newser) - If James Carville were advising Kamala Harris in the homestretch of the election, he would give her three specific pieces of advice. The veteran Democratic strategist lays them out in a New York Times essay:
  • Goad Trump: Harris should do all she can to get under Donald Trump's skin.
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&#39;Damage Control&#39;? Trump&#39;s Mixed Messaging on Abortion
'Damage Control'? Trump's
Mixed Messaging on Abortion
THE RUNDOWN
Aug 31, 2024 11:00 AM CDT

'Damage Control'? Trump's Mixed Messaging on Abortion

Day after he hinted he'd vote for abortion access amendment in Florida, ex-president makes a shift

(Newser) - With the election now just weeks away, Donald Trump is offering some mixed messages on his abortion stance, especially over the last "whirlwind" day or two, per NBC News . When asked on Thursday during an interview with the network what he thought about Florida's six-week abortion ban , and...

West Wing Star Posts Scathing Attack on RFK Jr.&#39;s Wife
West Wing Star
Posts Scathing
Attack on RFK
Jr.'s Wife
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Aug 31, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

West Wing Star Posts Scathing Attack on RFK Jr.'s Wife

Bradley Whitford condemns Cheryl Hines for staying 'silent' over her husband's politics

(Newser) - Two actors you likely won't see teaming up on projects in this lifetime: Bradley Whitford and Cheryl Hines. Whitford, maybe best known for his role in The West Wing, went after Hines—the wife of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and a star of Curb Your Enthusiasm—in personal fashion...

Kamala Harris&#39; Views on Fracking in the Spotlight
For Kamala Harris,
Fracking Comes to the Fore
the rundown
Aug 30, 2024 12:26 PM CDT

For Kamala Harris, Fracking Comes to the Fore

VP adamantly opposes a ban, but it's a big shift from her position as a 2019 candidate

(Newser) - In Kamala Harris' interview with CNN Thursday night, what might have been the "sharpest moment" arose over the vice president's views on fracking, per Politico . Harris made clear she opposes a ban—a stance that will play well in Pennsylvania, seen as something close to a must-win for...

How Peace Was Made Between Trump, Georgia Governor

Lindsey Graham was integral to the process

(Newser) - The effort to make peace between Donald Trump and Georgia's powerful Republican governor began in a sprawling neo-Victorian mansion in the exclusive Atlanta enclave of Buckhead. It was at an Aug. 9 fundraiser hosted by former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler that fellow Republican Lindsey Graham approached Gov. Brian Kemp,...

New Harris Ad Specifically Trolls Mar-a-Lago

VP's campaign is paying for spot on Project 2025 to appear on Trump's home turf in Florida

(Newser) - "Donald Trump's back, and he's out for control—complete control. And he has a plan to get it." That's the gist of the latest political ad from the Kamala Harris campaign on her opponent for the Oval Office. Trump, whom she ties to Project 2025...

Takeaways From Harris' CNN Interview

Harris, Walz 'ticked the box,' analysts says

(Newser) - With Republicans criticizing Vice President Kamala Harris first for not granting interviews, then for appearing with running mate Tim Walz at her first major interview since becoming the Democratic nominee, the bar for success wasn't especially high in her CNN interview. Analysts say Harris—who did most of the...

Trump: If Elected, I'll Make IVF Free

However, he doesn't explain exactly how that would work

(Newser) - While Kamala Harris was being interviewed on CNN , Donald Trump was telling the audience at a Michigan rally that, if elected, he'd go beyond protecting in-vitro fertilization—he'd make it free. "I'm announcing today in a major statement that under the Trump administration, your government will...

Harris: I'd Probably Appoint a Republican to My Cabinet

And more from her CNN interview

(Newser) - Kamala Harris (along with, somewhat controversially , Tim Walz) on Thursday sat for her first interview since becoming the Democratic presidential nominee. Five quotes from her interview with CNN :
  • Bipartisanship: She said that if elected, she'll likely appoint a Republican to serve in her cabinet. CNN notes that for decades,
...

ABBA Joins List of Bands Objecting to Trump Playlist

Agnetha, Benny, Bjorn, and Anni-Frid aren't happy with their songs being used

(Newser) - The list of musical groups objecting to the Trump campaign's use of their songs has a notable new entry: ABBA. The Swedish group has demanded that the former president stop using their songs and videos at campaign events, reports the BBC . Songs including "Money, Money, Money," "...

Army Fires Back at Trump Over Arlington Incident

Pentagon says staffer was 'abruptly pushed aside' by Trump team members

(Newser) - The Army is standing by a staffer at Arlington National Cemetery who got into a brief physical altercation with members of Donald Trump's campaign staff. The Pentagon on Thursday said the staffer was attempting to enforce cemetery rules at the graves of service members when she was "abruptly...

Trump Shares Vulgar Post About Kamala Harris

GOP nominee reshares Truth Social post implying 'blowjobs' drove the vice president's political rise

(Newser) - Former President Trump continued to lob sexually themed grenades at Kamala Harris on Wednesday, reposting on Truth Social a photo of Harris and Hillary Clinton captioned, "Funny how blowjobs impacted both their careers differently..." The jab, notes the New York Times , furthers Trump's contention that Harris' political...

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